Tue, 23 Jan 2018 13:39:19 +0000 IF I had a chance to address the nation on education standards I would go like this: “Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to comment on education standards in the country. I will not waste time to make a decision on whether the education standards are high or low because the words high and low are relative terms. I will concentrate on how to improve the quality of education” at least this is a safe approach. Stakeholders may wish to critically analyse the following points which may or may not affect the quality of education depending on the situation at a particular time. TEACHER EDUCATION Secondary level: We have a well established School of Education at the University of Zambia with well qualified and experienced lecturers. I applaud the specialisation in training that secondary school teachers are availed with. Teacher trainees choose teaching subjects either by preference or in alignment […]
